Waiters walked quickly through the streets of central Paris on Sunday while carefully balancing a tray on one hand. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP via Getty Images The Summer Olympics may still be months away, ...

Paris has revived a 110-year-old tradition with a waiter and waitress race, celebrating the skill and importance of the profession in French culture. The event aligns with Paris' preparations for the ...

The participants, dressed in white shirts and black trousers or black skirts, carried a tray that had a cup of coffee, a glass of water and a croissant riding on it. They could not spill a drop.

The army of waiters who are the lifeblood of the French capital’s many cafés often get a bad rap, accused of everything from being unable to crack a smile to being downright rude and impatient to ...